Originally crafted in Florence in 1880 and destined for display
at Honolulu’s Judiciary Building, the statue was lost at sea
when the ship transporting it sank near the Falkland island. Years
after a replica was crafted and delivered to Honolulu the original
was found in a Falkland island junkyard and shipped to a site in
Hawi near King Kamehameha’s birthplace. Each year on King Kamehemeha
Day (June 11) it is the tradition that the statue is covered in beautiful
leis.